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Parent-led free schools could inspire a wave of new building projects led by private developers – but only once their funding has been clarified. Read more...
London’s east-west rail link Crossrail has unveiled the companies shortlisted for the next phase of the scheme’s construction. Read more...
The number of infrastructure orders from April to June this year fell by almost a quarter, the Office for National Statistics has revealed. Read more...
France and Britain look increasingly likely to strike a deal over sharing the cost of the UK’s £13bn air-to-air refuelling PFI contract. Read more...
The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) has delivered £111m of savings and benefits in its first full year – but has still not built the schools and hospitals initially expected of it. Read more...
Joint venture AmeyCespa has increased its position in the UK waste market by acquiring waste management firm Donarbon. Read more...
Birmingham City Council has begun selling off some of its assets in an effort to cut costs. Read more...
Ministers have been called on to increase investment in building new affordable housing. Read more...
Local authority pension funds may fill the infrastructure spending gap left by government cuts, it has been suggested. Read more...
Former Partnerships UK (PUK) chief executive Michael Gerrard has formally taken over as chief executive of Local Partnerships. Read more...
A network of private toll roads across the country will not ease congestion, a new report has claimed. Read more...
Private companies should be able to directly run state schools, the head of education watchdog Ofsted has claimed. Read more...
Labour leadership contender Ed Balls wants to invest £6bn in building new affordable homes. Read more...
London mayor Boris Johnson has warned the government he could resign if ministers fail to fund the Crossrail project. Read more...
The UK’s offshore wind market could boost the PPP market, investment fund International Public Partnerships (INPP) has claimed. Read more...
Education Secretary Michael Gove is creating more “confusion” by casting doubt on the exclusivity clauses in local education partnerships (LEPs), the industry has warned. Read more...
Contractor Laing O’Rourke suffered a 15% fall in turnover for the 12 months to March 31, the firm has revealed. Read more...
Lewisham has become the first council to sign a deal for a new Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project since the government decided to cut the programme. Read more...
Consultancy Tribal has revealed a 40% drop in profits as government cuts hit its operations. Read more...
The body that represents organisations within the Lift programme has refuted suggestions that local councils could be forced to pay for the work carried out by Lift companies. Read more...
